The Greenville times., 1887-01-01
SECTIONAL HATE-lT RECEIVES 4
BACk-SET.
How the Truth Was BrOksn 10 "a Misguided
Grand Army Post in Indiana.


A Washington special to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Morton Post of the Grand Army
at Terre Haute, Ind, having pass.
ed resolution denOuncing the ap-
pOintment of DIR. Dabney as Medi,
cal Examiner in the Pension Office
and demanding his removal, and
having by further resolution re-
quested First Deputy Commls.
siOner of Pensions Mclean, as a
Past Post Commander and com.
rade of that post to see that the
said resolutions be carried out, the
following letter of Col. Mclean
to this post will explain itself.
The Incorporated statement also
of DIR. Dabney disposes of the
new slander that he had admitted
to a fellow clerk that he was at
Andersonville. With this publ
cation Dabney will doubtless
cease to be a national issue.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension OFFICE,
Desk of First Deputy Commissioner.
Washington, Dec. 22, 1886.
To the Commander and Com.
rades of Morton Post, No, l, G. A.
r., Terre Haute, Ind. Dear Sirs
1 am to-day in receipt of copy
of the Terre Haute Daily Express
of Sunday, the 10th inst, contain.
ing a marked copy of series of
resolutions adopted by your post,
ON the evening Of the 10th inst,
in regard to the appointment Of
one DR.. Dabney as q medical. ex
aminer in this bureau, and protest
ing in the strongest language
against said appointment, as one
unfit to be made, and demanding
his removal. Among the resolu.
tons is one to the effect that the
matter of DR.. Dabney's appoint.
ment be brought to my attention
as a past post commander and
comrade of the Morton Post, and
that / be requested to see that
these resolutions condemnatory
of Dabney's appointment and ask.
ing for his removal be called to
the attention of the appointing
power. 1t always affords me
high degree of pleasure to comply
with any request on the part OF
my post, or to do a service for
any individual comrade of 1t. And
| in pursuance to such desire on my
| part l at once interviewed DR.,
Dabney, whom | have met to-day
for the first time, in regard to
these resolutions, showing the
same to him, and asking him If he
desired to submit any statement
| in relation thereto.
| DR.. Dabney's statements ap'
pear to be freely given, and | have
no reason certainly to question
their truth. He is q gentleman,
apparently of the age which he
states, and while it Is true that
the Confedracy during the war re-
cruited their wasted forces from
home until 1t was said that "nearly
all except the occupants of the
cradle and the grave were sent to
the 'front.'" the Doctor protests
that his cradle was not invaded,
and that he was q member of no
Confederate organization during
the war, nor detailed to guard any
Union prisoners. 1t is due to the
| Commissioner of Pensions, as well
as to DIR. Dabney, to state that
the Doctor came into the bureau
through the avenua of the civil
service examination, without
which he would not have been
eligible for such an appointment.
| Among those recommending him
for the position is and officer of
the Grand Army Post. AT my
suggestion DR.. Dabney makes the
following statement over his own
signature, explicitly denying the
charge aud giving some statements
as to his antecedents, all of which
/ have the honor to respectfully
submit to my comrades of Morton
Post:
"Haying had my attention called
this day to a series of resolutions
purporting to have been adopt
ed by the Morton Post, No. |, G,
A. r., Department of Indiana, al
Terre Haute, by Hon. w. Z. Nc
Lean, First Deputy Commissioner
of Pensions, and having been re-
quested by Col. Mclean in the
presence of the Hon. Robert Low
cry, representing Fort Wayne
Qnd.) District in the present Con
! gress, who has also called upon
me for a statement in reference to
the truth or falslty OF certain dis
patches published at Fort Wayne
and DR.. z. II. Barton, Assistant
Medical Referee, Pension Depart
ment, | desire 10 submit as q final